(October 1941)

Fiction House, 1940 Series
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Volume
?
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
every month
On-sale Date
1941-08-01
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Wings Publishing Co., Inc.
Brand
Fiction House Magazines
Editing
Malcolm Reiss (Editor); Gene Fawcette (Art Director)

Issue Notes

The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1941, New Series, Vol. 36, No. 4.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Suicide Smith / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Gene Fawcette
Inks
Gene Fawcette
Colors
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Suicide Smith roars on a spy-spooked air trail to battle a Nazi buzzard miles above his treachery-nest
Genre
aviation; war
Characters
Suicide Smith
Keywords
World War II

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Rangers of Freedom / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Clipper Kirk / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
? [as Cliff Dubois]
Pencils
Frank Schwarz
Inks
Frank Schwarz?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Scouting a Nazi-held Mediterranean island, Kirk sights a submarine....
Genre
war
Characters
Clipper Kirk; Hans
Synopsis
While investigating a submarine in the Mediterranean, Kirk's plane is shot down.
Keywords
Heinkel planes; Mediterranean; Spitfire; World War II

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Jane Martin / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
? [as F. E. Lincoln]
Pencils
Al Gabriele
Inks
Al Gabriele
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Miss Martin, you're wanted at intelligence h.q.... Hop in!
Genre
war
Characters
Jane Martin; Hans
Synopsis
Jane sneaks into Nazi controlled France to help the French underground in revealing the location of German U-boat bases to the Allies.
Keywords
France; World War II

Stuka Buster (Table of Contents: 4)

Suicide Smith / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
? [as Capt. A. E. Carruthers]
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Trouble is brewing in India, Smith!
Genre
aviation; war
Characters
Suicide Smith; Hinda; Mongro (villain, death)
Keywords
Messerschmitt; Monastery of Khassa

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

F-4 of the Air Intelligence / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
? [as Bill Fox]
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
On a tip that saboteurs may be using...
Genre
war
Characters
Franklin Delano Roosevelt; Nazi agents (villains); Rex Keene; Fritz

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Parachute Patrol / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
? [as W.B. Hovious]
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Tommy, Curly and Blimpo are aboard H.M.S. Howard...
Genre
war
Characters
Tommy; Curly; Blimpo; Shep (dog); Schmidt; Hans
Synopsis
The Parachute Patrol prevents a group of saboteurs from destroying a boat factory.
Keywords
H.M.S. Howard; World War II

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Wing Tips / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Gene Fawcette
Inks
Gene Fawcette
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
This twenty-ton Martin is one of America's most recent and formidable Navy bombers.
Genre
non-fiction; aviation
Keywords
Martin PBM-1; NA-73 Mustang

Carib Contraband (Table of Contents: 8)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
? [as Gordon Wayne]
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Slouched in the co-pilot's seat, Joe Garvey had not changed his lazy posture.
Genre
war
Characters
Joe Garvey; Ward Morley; Allen; Burch
Synopsis
Joe and Ward help Allen and Burch try to recover their stolen plane.
Keywords
Caribbean

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Skull Squad / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
? [as Ace Atkins]
Pencils
Art Peddy
Inks
Art Peddy
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The thrilling air tactics of Jimmy Jones, an American...
Genre
aviation; war
Characters
Jimmy Jones; Kent Douglas; Sandy MacGregor; Betty
Keywords
Blenheim bomber; Messerschmitt Me-109; Suez Canal; World War II

The Cockney Comet (Table of Contents: 10)

Captain Derek West / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
? [as Capt. Derek West]
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
In the Air Ministry's office a file clerk makes a mistake frantically at work in the service of a nation at war...
Genre
aviation; war
Characters
Bob Stark; Major Barton; Noyes
Keywords
Bristol fighter; Heinkel plane; Junkers 87s; Stukas

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

The Phantom Falcons / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
? [as Kit Gleason]
Pencils
Leonard Frank
Inks
Leonard Frank
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
A squadron of British bombers is roaring eastward...
Genre
aviation; war
Characters
Tom; Akeley; Parker; Von Ribben (villain)
Synopsis
The Phantom Falcons are sent to Berlin to abduct Von Ribben.
Keywords
Messerschmitt; Stuka; World War II

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Greasemonkey Griffin / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
? [as Kip Beales]
Pencils
Al Walker
Inks
Al Walker
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Transferred to a British air base in Egypt...
Genre
war
Characters
Abu Ben Rawhide (villain); Greasemonkey Griffin
Keywords
Egypt
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Suicide Smith roars on a spy-spooked air trail to battle a Nazi buzzard miles above his treachery-nest"]
    Suicide Smith
  2. 1. ["Be the first to discover the Rangers of Freedom"]
    Rangers of Freedom
  3. 2. ["Scouting a Nazi-held Mediterranean island, Kirk sights a submarine...."]
    Clipper Kirk
  4. 3. ["Miss Martin, you're wanted at intelligence h.q.... Hop in!"]
    Jane Martin
  5. 4. Stuka Buster
    Suicide Smith
  6. 5. ["On a tip that saboteurs may be using..."]
    F-4 of the Air Intelligence
  7. 6. ["Tommy, Curly and Blimpo are aboard H.M.S. Howard..."]
    Parachute Patrol
  8. 7. ["This twenty-ton Martin is one of America's most recent and formidable Navy bombers."]
    Wing Tips
  9. 8. Carib Contraband
  10. 9. ["The thrilling air tactics of Jimmy Jones, an American..."]
    Skull Squad
  11. 10. The Cockney Comet
    Captain Derek West
  12. 11. ["A squadron of British bombers is roaring eastward..."]
    The Phantom Falcons
  13. 12. ["Transferred to a British air base in Egypt..."]
    Greasemonkey Griffin
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Peter Croome
  • Del Gruber
  • Mitchell Maglio
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Patrick Shaughnessy
  • Jim Van Dore